Updates

We received notice this week that our fiscal sponsor, OpenCollective Foundation, is closing by the end of the year. They have informed us that our last day to accept donations through the Foundation is March 15, which we mu...

Hey everyone! Over the past week, we've been doing outreach to folks living in tents to make sure they are warm and safe through last week's storm and this week's cold snap, while temperatures have gone down to -10 F with reported windchill...

Happy Solstice from Edgewater Mutual Aid Network! Thank you so much for donating and being a part of our network in 2023. Our abolitionist mutual aid efforts attempt to address the multiple crises that those in our community suffer from, do...

Hey everyone!We're collecting donations to provide aid to asylum seekers who are sleeping on the ground at police stations and staying in temporary shelters. Help the Edgewater Mutual Aid Network raise funds so we can continue serving our o...

Hey everyone! We're collecting donations to get hotel rooms for houseless neighbors during the next few days of dangerously low temperatures and strong winds. Any leftover funds will go toward continued houseless support and food distributi...

Thanks so much for donating and being a part of our network in 2022! This year we distributed $23,300 to neighbors for rent, medical, and utility bills assistance. $1,280 in specific grocery and household necessity requests. $1,790 for supp...

Dear supporters and comrades, Edgewater Mutual Aid (EMA) and the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry (UBFM) have been distributing food/supplies to houseless communities in Chicago since the beginning of the pandemic. This...

We still receive donations to our Venmo (@EWmutualaid), so we are donating those to our open collective as Edgewater Mutual Aid. Recent donations like this were for $111 and $500.We appreciate Venmo for its ease of use and the ability to sh...